Articles by Mark Wild

2025 Australian Swimming Trials – Day 6 Live Prelims

All eyes will be on Shayna Jack, winner of the 50 free last summer, as she still hunts for a ticket to Singapore after finishing 8th last night in the 100 free.

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2025 Australian Swimming Trials – Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Three of the legs from Australia’s gold medal winning 4×100 Free Relay from Fukuoka and Paris take to water, fighting for just two individual spots in the 100 free.

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2025 Canadian Trials: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

The last day of the 2025 Canadian Trials marks the final chance for swimmers to make the team for the World Championships set to be held in Singapore.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: Top Seed in M. 200 Free Alex Axon Out (Day 6 Prelims Scratches)

The last day of the Canadian Trials saw numerous scratches with Alex Axon the top seed in the 200 free headlining them, also pulling out of the 800 free tonight.

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2025 Australian Swimming Trials – Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

After securing a spot to Singapore with a second place finish in the 50 free last night, Kyle Chalmers returns to action in the 100 free prelims this morning.

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2025 Canadian Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

National Record Holder Blake Tierney will look to defend his title as Canada’s fastest 200 backstroker in this morning’s prelims.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: Cieplucha & Vilchez Bid Adieu to 4 IM (Day 5 Prelims Scratches)

Tessa Cieplucha, the 5th seed in the Women’s 400 IM, has scratched out of the event on the 5th day of the 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials.

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2025 Australian Swimming Trials – Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day 3 of the Australian Swimming Trials see Olympic Gold Medalist Cam McEvoy kick off his campaign to qualify for Worlds in the Men’s 50 free.

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2025 Canadian Trials: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

2016 Co-Olympic Champion in the 100 free, Penny Oleksiak hunts for a spot on the plane to Singapore in this morning’s 100 free prelims.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: 7th Seed Hussey and 15th Seed Wigginton Drop 2 Fly

After a 3rd place last night in the 200 IM Lorne Wigginton has withdrawn from the 200 fly this morning, joining fellow top 16 seed Patrick Hussey.

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2025 Australian Swimming Trials – Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

2024 Short Course World Silver Medalist and 2024 Olympic Finalist, Max Giuliani, will look to repeat as champion in the 200 free.

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2025 Canadian Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

2025 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS Saturday, June 7 – Thursday, June 12, 2025 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Saanich Commonwealth Place LCM…

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: #5 Ella Jansen Drops 200 IM (Day 3 Prelims Scratches)

5th seed in the 200 IM Ella Jansen, a 2024 Olympian, has withdrawn from the event. has already booked her ticket to Singapore by her 2nd place finish in the 400 Free.

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Update: WR Holder in 50 Back, Kaylee McKeown, Initially False Started but Now Reinstated

World Record holder and 2023 World Champion Kaylee McKeown was disqualified for a false start in the 50 back prelims on the first day of the 2025 Australian Swimming Trials.

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2025 Australian Swimming Trials – Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2024 Olympic Silver medalist Elijah Winnington will look to book a spot to Singapore tonight, but faces pressure for the top spot from rival and Olympic teammate Sam Short

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